سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 37
فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then the sects differed [i.e. the Christians about ‘Îsâ (Jesus) عليه السلام], so woe unto the disbelievers [those who gave false witness by saying that ‘Îsâ (Jesus) is the son of Allâh] from the Meeting of a great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱخْتَلَفَ
fa-ikh'talafa
But differed
ٱلْأَحْزَابُ
l-aḥzābu
the sects
مِنۢ
min
from among them
بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ
baynihim
from among them
فَوَيْلٌۭ
fawaylun
so woe
لِّلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
مِن
min
from
مَّشْهَدِ
mashhadi
(the) witnessing
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of) a Day
عَظِيمٍ
ʿaẓīmin
great
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
37. 1 Here, "al-Ahzab" refers to the sects of the People of the Book and the sects among the Christians themselves, who differed among themselves regarding 'Isa (Jesus) عليه السلام. The Jews said that he was a magician and the son of Yusuf the carpenter. One sect of the Christians said that he was the son of Allah (the Catholics). Another sect said he was the third of three (the third among three gods), and the third sect, the Ya‘qubiyah (Orthodox), said he was Allah. Thus, the Jews committed negligence and deficiency, while the Christians committed excess and exaggeration (al-Yasra li-Tafasir, Fath al-Qadir).
37. 2 For those disbelievers who differed and committed excess regarding 'Isa عليه السلام in this way, there is destruction on the Day of Resurrection when they will be present there.
37. 2 For those disbelievers who differed and committed excess regarding 'Isa عليه السلام in this way, there is destruction on the Day of Resurrection when they will be present there.
